What does עֱלִי mean in the Bible?
עֱלִי is a Hebrew word meaning "a pestle (as lifted)".
Hebrew · H5940
עֱלִי
A pestle (as lifted)
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עֱלִי H5940
What does עֱלִי mean in the Bible?
עֱלִי is a Hebrew word meaning "a pestle (as lifted)".
Full entry for עֱלִי (H5940) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How does the BSB render H5940?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include a pestle (1).
Where does עֱלִי appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Proverbs 27:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It a pestle 1× Proverbs 27:22
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Proverbs 27:22
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Proverbs 1
Source forms
בַּֽעֱלִ֑י 1x ba·‘ĕ·lî Proverbs 27:22
Parsing patterns
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Proverbs 27:22
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a pestle (as lifted)
Source Gloss
a pestle (as lifted)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a pestle (as lifted) BDB: pestle Usage: pestle.
Word Origins
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain